June 2022-The move

NAUVOO AND CARTHAGE

Carthage Jail by a statue of Joseph and Hyrum Smith.

Rope making

Making wooden buckets

Packing a wagon

Learning at a school house

Working at the printing press

Nathan and Jared enjoyed the gunsmith shop

Tin makers shop

Pioneer games

Driving the ox cart was fun

SPRINGFIELD, IL

Lincoln's grave

Living Museum actors at Lincoln's home

Lincoln reading on his porch

We had a wonderful tour of Lincoln's home.

The Lincoln museum was fabulous.

Lincoln's cabinet--it is amazing how he was able to bring rivals together for the good of the country.

Brooklyn with Lincoln's family.

A replica of Lincoln's humble beginnings.

A young Lincoln

A picture with a Lincoln actor who did a great job of staying in character.

THE AIR FORCE MUSEUM

We spent an amazing 4.5 hrs at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. It's free, and I highly recommend stopping by if you are driving through. It has the biggest collection of military aircraft in the world. Some highlights include some Wright Brothers planes, several WWI fighter planes, The Memphis Belle, a B-2 stealth bomber, "Bockscar" (the B-29 that dropped one of the atomic bombs), a B-24 Liberator (described as a flying coffin in the book Unbroken), an SR-71, a space shuttle crew compartment trainer, and some retired Air Force One planes including FDR's, Truman's, and JFK's. We also got to try out some 360 degree flight simulators, although I don't recommend flying in one piloted by your 7 year old unless you have a very strong stomach.

Jared got excited about this F-4 formerly in use by the Idaho ANG.

Little boy

Fat man 

HOTEL POOL SWIMMING

After many long days of driving, we stopped in some nice hotels for some swimming and shorter driving days.

WASHINGTON DC TEMPLE

We drove by the beautiful DC temple which is now so close to us. We are excited for it to be dedicated soon so we can attend.

SARAH AND GORDON'S HOUSE

Our house wasn't quite ready for us when we arrived in the area, so Sarah and Gordon were kind enough to let us stay at their empty house while they were on vacation in Utah.

The girls had fun making patterns with their wooden blocks.

Hiking on the trails behind their house.

A picture of Brooklyn by the brook.

NEIGHBOR FRIENDS

We have a gate in our back fence that connects to the neighbor's yard. Their little girls come over and play with Brooklyn and Audrey every day. They have so much fun together. These are pictures from a birthday party of one of the girls. They invited us all over to do Tie-dye and play with water.

OUR BEAUTIFUL BACKYARD

Probably our favorite thing about this rental is the beautiful backyard. It is so green!